25 Day 300 - Hour Yoga Teacher Training in Heimbach, Germany

Certification

Students who complete the training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).

Eligibility criteria

Before joining Anandam Yoga School’s 300 hours YTT in Germany you have to fulfill this eligibility criteria.

• A completed 200 hours YTT with a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS) is mandatory to join this 300 hours online yoga teacher training
• The minimum age to join this course is 18 and the maximum age is 65 years. If you are older than 65, please provide a medical certificate. Your safety is important for them!
• You should be able to speak, read, and write basic English as this course in conducted in English
• You have to be open minded and interested to learn ancient teachings and the traditional way of yoga
• You have to provide a medical certificate if you are going through any treatment or have any injuries
• If you skip classes, abuse drugs, or behave unethically during the course, you will not be allowed to continue and the course fee will not be refunded
• They sincerely ask you to listen to your body and limits to make this teacher training a great experience for you

Curriculum

Ashtanga Vinyasa

Ashtanga Vinyasa consists of six series of asanas that have been practiced for hundreds of years in this order. It is part of the Hatha yoga system and was brought to light by Tirumalai Krishnamacharya and K. Pattabhi Jois. In this training, we will cover the Primary Series and you will be introduced to the art of teaching Ashtanga Vinyasa.

You will learn

• The importance of Ujjayi breath during the practice of Ashtanga Vinyasa
• How to do Vinyasa flow (with jumping back and front)
• How to do Chakrasana (rollback)
• How to go from Hasta Uttanasana into Urdhva Dhanurasana and stand back up into Hasta Uttanasana

They will break down the asanas of the Primary Series and you will learn the alignment and the flow of the poses included.

Arm balancing

Arm balancing postures offer a curious and playful way to approach our bodies and strengthen our mental focus. In this training, we practice and break down several arm balancing postures. You will learn

• How to practice and teach arm balancing asanas
• How to use bone-on-bone alignment
• How to include arm balancing postures into your classes
• How to sequence them in a safe and efficient way
• How to verbally and physically align your students
• How to build up the needed arm strength

Some asanas included are

• Adho mukha vrikshasana - Handstand
• Brahmcharyasana - Celibate’s pose
• Eka Pada Bakasana - One legged crane pose
• Eka Pada Koundinyasana 1 - Twisted one legged arm balance
• Mayurasana - Peacock posture
• Pincha Mayurasana - Feathered peacock pose
• Tittibhasana - Firefly posture

Yoga Nidra

Yoga Nidra, also called the yogic sleep, is a state of consciousness between sleeping and waking. It is an ancient relaxation technique to recover body, mind, and spirit.

We are going to have regular yoga Nidra sessions to give you the possibility to experience the physical and mental effects of this meditation technique. You will learn how to write a yoga Nidra script and how to incorporate it in your yoga classes. We are going to discuss the theory behind this powerful technique, its benefits, and how to use it to establish healthy habits.

Sukshma Vyayama

Sukshma Vyayama techniques are very powerful yogic practices that remove energy blockages and activate the subtle pranic body. They are small repetitive strengthening and stretching movements synchronized with the breath to rejuvenate your joints and develop cellular consciousness.

In this advanced course, we are covering the complete series of 48 yogic sukshma vyayama excercises introduced by Sri Dhirendra Bhramchari.

Chakra meditation

Chakras are energy centers located in your pranic body. They connect your physical and spiritual bodies and affect your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Located along our spinal cord, we have seven main chakras.

For optimal health, it is important for the chakras to be open and turning. Chakra meditation is a powerful technique to activate and purify your chakras. When the chakras are aligned, there are no blockages in the physical, mental, and spiritual areas. You feel energetic, stable, and in your center.

Patanjali Yoga Sutras

Patanjali collected and organized knowledge about yoga and summarized it in the "Yoga sutras." This very practical approach is about self-experience and experimenting with different practices and finding these that support you on your way to Samadhi. In this course, we will discuss the yoga sutras and go beyond the eight limbs of yoga.

Hatha yoga scriptures

Hatha yoga is a system for spiritual development and includes various practices to reach the union of body, mind, and soul. The most detailed manuals describing these practices are the Gheranda Samhita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika. We are covering these texts and the respective techniques in the course.

Ayurveda

Ayurveda is one of the world's oldest holistic healing systems, based on the idea that disease emerges when the three doshas are out of balance and move from a state of prakarti to vikruti.

We would like to give you a deeper understanding of the foundation of Ayurveda, the three doshas and the five elements as key aspects, the sapta dhautus, daily and seasonal routines, dosha specific diets, tips for traveling, and much more.

Pranayama

In this training, we cover the pranayama techniques according to Hatha Yoga Pardipika and Gheranda Samitha.

• Suryabhedana
• Sahit
• Ujjayi
• Sheetkari
• Shitali
• Bhastrika
• Bhramari
• Murcha
• Plavini
• Kevali

Meditation

We will practice meditation every day to help you deepen your practice and experience different meditation techniques. You will learn the importance of meditation in the yogic life, the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits and which asanas are best to prepare your body for long meditations.

Anatomy and physiology

How to use your yoga practice to support your menstrual cycle? What is the connection between the chakras and your endocrine glands? Why is the activation of the parasympathetic nervous system during asana, pranayama, and meditation so important?

Only a few of the questions they are going to answer in this training. We will also dive deeper into Ashtanga Vinyasa and arm balancing related anatomy and you will learn the anatomical patterns in

• Forward bends
• Backbends
• Twists
• Arm balances
• External hip rotation

Mudra

Mudras are gestures used to redirect energies, balance opposite forces, and deepen awareness and concentration. These symbolic gestures can be performed during all spiritual practices including asana, pranayama, and meditation practice. You will learn how to perform the following mudras, how to include them in your teachings, and their benefits

• Vayu Murda
• Akash Murda
• Prithivi Murda
• Varun Murda
• Agni Murda
• Anjali Murda
• Jnana Murda
• Chin Murda
• Dhyana Murda
• Prana Murda
• Apana Murda
• Ganesha Mudra
• Surbhi Mudra
• Asthma Mudra
• Pankaj Mudra
• Kubera Mudra
• Shankh Mudra
• Garuda Mudra
• Jal Shaamak Mudra
• Yoni Mudra
• Linga Mudra

Mantra chanting

The word mantra can be split in two words ‘man’ meaning mind and ‘tra’ meaning protection. By chanting mantras, you shield your minds and create a pranic protection layer around your minds to reduce disturbances and enhance clarity.

The following mantras are included in this course

• Ganesha Mantra
• Shivaya Mantra
• Rama Mantra
• Shanti Mantra
• Gayatri Mantra
• Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
• Patanjali Mantra
• Ganesha Vakratunda Mantra
• Guru Mantra
• Maha Mantra
• Om Asatoma Sadgamaya Mantra
• Ashtanga Vinyasa opening Mantra
• Ashtanga Vinyasa closing Mantra

Shatkarma

Yogic cleansing techniques are ideally performed before the asana practice to purify the physical body and prepare it for the following spiritual practices. Together, we are going to practice jala neti, sutra neti, nauli, kapalbhati, and trataka.

Schedule

The time schedule is not fixed and can change according to location, teacher availability, weather conditions, and general situation.

• 06:30 - 06:45 Shatkarma
• 06:45 - 07:45 Meditation / pranayama
• 07:45 - 09:15 Asana practice
• 09:15 - 10:15 Breakfast
• 10:15 - 11:45 Yoga theory / anatomy and physiology
• 11:45 - 13:45 Asana alignment
• 15:00 - 15:30 Yoga Nidra / chakra meditation
• 15:30 - 17:00 Yoga theory
• 17:00 - 19:00 Asana practice and mantra
• 19:15 - 20:15 Dinner
• 20:30 - 22:00 Self study